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The Vatican and Cuba: Some More Background

Cross-posted on the Corner: With the latest crackdown in Cuba showing just how Havana has ‘read’ Obama’s policy shift towards the Castro dictatorship, this new Foreign Affairs article by Victor Gaetan giving some background to the Vatican’s involvement in the … Continue reading

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Preparing for a Visit (2)

Cross-posted on the Corner. Via the Miami Herald, more on the Pope’s upcoming visit to Cuba: Nearly 750 Cuban activists have signed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI warning that his planned visit to Cuba will “send a message to … Continue reading

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Preparations for a Visit

Cross-posted on the Corner Via Fox: Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then rounded up more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana just days before a visit by Pope … Continue reading

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Hmmm….

Via the BBC: Cuban dissidents who had occupied a church in Havana to demand an audience with Pope Benedict when he visits later this month, have been evicted. The group of 13 want the Pope to press Cuba’s communist government … Continue reading

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